Frederick Whatley | |
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Born | 26 January 1924 |
Died | 14 November 2020 Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 96)
Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Known for | photosynthesis, ferredoxin, ATP, electron transport |
Awards | Nobel Prize (1967, nominated) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry, Botany |
Institutions | University of Oxford |
Academic advisors | Robin Hill |
Notable students | Barry Halliwell |
Frederick Robert Whatley FRS (26 January 1924 – 14 November 2020) was an English botanist and biochemist who held the title of Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford from 1971 to 1991.[1] In 1954, Whatley, Mary Belle Allen and Daniel Israel Arnon discovered photophosphorylation in vitro. In 1967 he was nominated jointly (but unsuccessfully) with Allen and Arnon for a Nobel Prize.